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Chapter 447: The Mountain Breaking Gun

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A few people in the study in the front hall bid farewell, but Zhu Gaoxu called Mr. Li and pointed to the official documents piled on the desk and reported: In the future, these things will be first checked by the Chief Secretary’s Mansion, and selected the important ones, marked and sorted them out, and then sent them here.

Mr. Li bowed and said: Follow the prince’s order.

In the past, Zhu Gaoxu was very relaxed as a prince. He could do nothing and would not affect the operation of anything.

But now it’s different. The Han Palace actually controlled three provinces and was fighting again. There were a lot of documents in various types of official documents, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn’t stand it at all.

This is probably why those emperors had to divide power to the bureaucrats?

Of course, the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was an exception. It is said that when he was in his sixties and seventies, he personally read every memorial every day. He knew the hardships of starting a business and completely ignored the hard work.

Mr. Li pondered for a moment and asked again: The next strategy for the army, is the prince already a certain number?

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at a map on the desktop, looked at the area in Huguang, and said: If I think about it again, I can tell me what you have.

After hearing this, Mr. Li bowed and walked out of the study.

Zhu Gaoxu then opened a file presented by Xu Tao. When he saw that it was full of small characters on it.

Fortunately, the file is written in square and small regular script, which is easy to read.

Zhu Gaoxu first flipped through a few pages and found that it was written in it with some confessions and records about the assassin case of the Shu Prince's Mansion.

He calmed down and read page after page.

After all, Mu Sheng sent people from Chengdu City to Yunnan, and this file is mostly an important thing.

The more Zhu Gaoxu looked down, the more interesting he felt.

He interrogated various confessions and pointed the envoy behind the scenes at the King of Shu!

This result is very strange.

The reason is reasonable, that is, in Chengdu City, the King of Shu is the most capable of successfully sending assassins to the banquet of the Shu Palace and allowing the assassins to commit suicide in failure.

There are also inappropriate aspects. If the King of Shu really wants to assassinate Zhu Gaoxu, he can poison the food or even let the assassin disguise himself as a slave to deliver the food, which will be easier to succeed.

Based on this file, Zhu Gaoxu had to make the following inference: the assassin was from the King of Shu, but the King of Shu did not want to assassinate anyone.

Such a contradictory inference made Zhu Gaoxu feel that the assassination was a play!

It is quite appropriate to play the assassin as an actor.

Unfortunately, it is just to perform a play for the powerful and powerful, and the actor is really a bit sad and pity.

Who is the show for?Although Zhu Gaoxu and Mu Sheng were both in front of the stage at that time, that was not for them to show... The audience was Zhu Gaochi, who was far away in the capital.

If the Han Wangjun rebelled in the future, this drama will be the time to see the light of day again.

The King of Shu may jump out and prove his innocence to the court: Not only did I defend Chengdu, but after the defeat of the city, I also wanted to assassinate the King of Han to destroy his relatives for justice, so as not to suffer the consequences of the world!

If the Han Wangjun succeeded, there would be no more audiences in the behind-the-scenes performance of the play.

Zhu Gaoxu was still sitting on the chair, staring at the file in front of him, and couldn't say a word for a long time.His mood was a bit complicated.

After understanding the relationship, Zhu Gaoxu was a little angry at first, but also a little helpless: because he did not dare to touch the King of Shu, otherwise he would make enemies for himself for nothing and make other vassal kings feel a sense of crisis.

But gradually, Zhu Gaoxu finally suddenly realized and began to understand the King of Shu...

If the King of Shu is a rich man with a net worth of 50 billion yuan, Zhu Gaoxu and Gao Chi are two gamblers who are gamblers.

The King of Shu stood by and watched. If one of them entered the field, he would still be a rich man with a net worth of 50 billion yuan if he won; if he lost, he would become nothing and then be killed by the loan shark!

There is another way to play when the King of Shu enters the venue, which is a one-on-one family, and three people on the gambling table.But the probability of the King of Shu losing is 99%. If either Zhu Gaoxu or Gao Chi wins, the King of Shu will still have nothing.

A gambler who already has so much wealth is very simple to choose in such a situation.As long as his mind is normal, his best choice is: not to gamble.

So Zhu Gaoxu thought that the King of Shu was understandable, and the King of Shu was just trying to find a way to prevent him from gambleing.

Zhu Gaoxu closed the file and sighed alas, saying nothing, and not planning to do anything.

...The Nanshi of the Guardian Mansion reported that the Nanshi had previously received the order of the King of Han to improve the ignition method of the copper musket so that the gun was held in both hands and aimed at the door.

A few months later, the Military Arts Academy had built new muskets.

So Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Yu to arrange that he would go to the schoolyard near the Wang Mansion to see new weapons when he got up early in the morning.

Today is clear, the sky is clear, the air is fresh, and the sight is excellent. It is a good day for outdoor activities.

The accompanying civil and military officials came to the front hall one after another. Zhu Gaoxu held the horse's back, stepped on the stirrup and turned over and rode up.

At this time, he saw Duan Xueheng wearing a neat and neat robe, and also led his horse to join Zhu Gaoxu's accompanying team.

Duan Xuehen is a martial arts practitioner. His skin is very tight and his concave and convex figure is full of resilience.

After careful look at her facial features, she was really similar to Mu Zhen.

However, the two of them had very different expressions and behaviors. If they had not known that they were related by blood, it would have been difficult to find out the similarities.

When Zhu Gaoxu saw it, he subconsciously observed her face and neck carefully to see if there were any scars left.

Duan Xuehen noticed his gaze, and her ears and cheeks soon turned red. Her eyes dodged, and after a moment, she reached out to gently cover her cheeks.

The group came to the east school field, where there was a battalion near the school field; there were some newly built yard houses in the north, and those houses were workshops opened by the Military Weapon Bureau and the Courtyard of the Han Wangjun, responsible for the production of weapons and armor.

There were many craftsmen in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, which were affiliated with the Ministry of Works and the system inherited from the Yuan Dynasty.

The number of craftsmen in the end of Hongwu reached 150,000.

Like military households, they could not leave their ancestry or be slaves, and served the court for free. The government only gave food and salt, and they were not exempted from their labor service and land tax.

Many craftsmen fled every year, but so far this system has been maintained and the number of craftsmen is still increasing.

There are some official handicraft workshops in Yunnan, involving industries such as construction, textiles, military tools, and crafts, and are managed by various bureaus and hospital offices.

Originally, these institutions should not be managed by the Han Palace, but after Zhu Gaoxu raised his army, he directly accepted the military weapons bureau of the government and asked them to summon craftsmen to make firearms for the criminal army.

An official from the Military Weapon Academy reported next to him that he seemed to be asking for me for me. After receiving the order from the Nansi of the Guardian Mansion, the lower officials immediately summoned people to make a fire engine. At first, they had no clue.The officials issued a list to the craftsmen in Yunnan, and those who can make musket mechanisms will be rewarded with two cents of money!In a few months, many craftsmen recommended themselves...

When Zhu Gaoxu heard about the reward of Erguan, he was shocked. How valuable is technological innovation?However, thinking of the difficulties in making a living in the craftsmen, it is estimated that two silo copper coins are also very attractive.

The official was still talking nonstopped by the side. Zhu Gaoxu did not stop him and asked someone to bring the newly made muskets.

When the craftsman brought several muskets over, Zhu Gaoxu picked them up and looked at them, and his eyes lit up.

This musket looks very good!

The copper-cast gun barrel is no different from the copper guns used by the Ming army. The new copper tube is polished yellow and bright, and it is very beautiful. The most important thing is the fire mechanism with a fuse rope, and the wooden handle supporting the shoulders, which is exquisitely shaped and curved.

Just looking at the appearance, it's like a rifle!

But Zhu Gaoxu knew that its power was not much different from that of the copper musket, because the gun barrel was the same thing; the only place to be transformed is the fuse mechanism and the handle at the rear of the copper musket.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately raised his hands, pressed the wooden handle against his right shoulder, and pulled the trigger.

There was a click of a reed, and the small hammer with a fuse clamped on it hit the bottom; at the same time, an iron lid bounced open, and the hammer with a fuse clamp hit the hot pot.

interesting!This thing is amazing... Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed and his praise was unconcealed.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: Who made the thing?

The official said: A carpenter in the military instrument workshop named Maokaishan.

Where are people?Zhu Gaoxu asked.

A few people were busy sending people to call Maokaishan.Soon, a young man in his twenties came to the camp to pay a visit. He was tall and dark and covered in flesh.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: This mechanism you made?

Maokaishan Road: The villain first used wood to make it, and then asked a blacksmith to forge it.The villain personally scattered the wooden handle and soaked the fuse rope with wood ash and water.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, then turned around and said: Ask the treasury of the royal palace to allocate 200 stagnant of money to Maokaishan, and promote Maokaishan to a hundred households in the Military Arts Court.He also recorded the patent rights of this fire machine, named after the "Kaishan Gun". In the future, anyone who manufactures a Kaishan Gun and uses the technology of this machine will have to pay Maokaishan a cent; it will not be until fifteen years later.

He pointed to the official in charge of this matter and said: If you have made merits, you will be rewarded with a hundred stakes.

Mao Kaishan was shocked and stood there and couldn't believe that wealth came from the sky.Later, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "The villain thanks King Han for his kindness!"

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the eunuch next to him and said, "His name is Wang Gui. Maobaihu can tell Wang Gui if there is anything in the future and walk around the royal palace."

No matter how much you say, it is useless. The key is to give real benefits.

Zhu Gaoxu ignored Mao Kaishan and ordered: Reload ammunition and test it, try it repeatedly, and record the number of times it is used; where it is broken, continue to improve.Then I put it into the workshop to produce a lot.

The lower officials and others obey the order.

The two soldiers followed the order and picked up the Kaishan Gun and began to load gunpowder and lead ammunition. The method was not much different from that of the copper Gun.The only difference is that the copper musket needs to be used to pull the lead wire, while the mountain gun is to pour gunpowder into the medicine pot.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu saw two white smoke rising, and two loud bangs, and the musket was successfully fired!